Research presented to the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council indicate young adults are a critical population in ...

President Donald Trump has claimed that cashless bail reforms have led to rising crime in U.S. cities. However, data has not determined the impact of cashless bail on crime rates.

The Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Fund has approved reimbursement for over $4,000 to the family of Mari Villar, who was severely injured in a hit-and-run two years ago, after WGN Investigates… ...

President Donald Trump is under pressure to release Justice Department files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, but he has shifted the focus ...

A mass shooting in River North Wednesday night ripped off a scab on Chicago’s violence that was just beginning to form.

Joseph Czuba, who stabbed an innocent 6-year-old Palestinian boy 26 times, died in prison just months after his sentencing.

Black Chicagoans do not feel a drop in homicides and shootings — because violence remains in their neighborhoods.

On this episode of "Paris on Politics," Illinois Senator Dick Durbin expresses concern, stating there's something that smells very fishy about the Department of Justice's secretive meeting last week ...

Denver’s crime statistics paint a nuanced picture of how public safety can change between neighborhoods, with some areas seeing decreases last year while others trended in the opposite direction.

Topeka has had five homicide victims this month, which is "not something the Topeka Police Department takes lightly," police chief Chris Vallejo said.

CHICAGO — Out-migration of residents from Illinois has accelerated in recent years, but is part of a near century-old trend that has not hurt the state's economic growth, Fitch Ratings Inc. said ...

Mitanette Cooper, 47, of Illinois, disappeared on June 11 while visiting the county.